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#2 2012-10-18 20:34:03
- The_Shooman
- A pretty face
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Re: Alden loafers: really that bad?
why cordovan?
#4 2012-10-18 23:21:47
- The_Shooman
- A pretty face
- From: AUSTRALIA
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Re: Alden loafers: really that bad?
l was expecting you to fall into the igent trap l had set for you, but you passed with flying colours. Good answers!
lt's arvo here and the day is bloody brilliant, a perfect day. l am on cloud 26.
l have tried on the Alden calf loafers and l was far from thrilled. Just another goodyear welted shoe.
Regards: The Shooman.
#5 2012-10-18 23:30:20
- 4F Hepcat
- THE Cat
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Re: Alden loafers: really that bad?
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#7 2012-10-19 00:09:25
- fxh
- Big Down Under.
- From: Melbourne
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Re: Alden loafers: really that bad?
Heppie - dont tell shooey - pretend they are weeds...
#9 2012-10-19 01:35:41
- Taylor McIntyre
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Re: Alden loafers: really that bad?
My thing with Alden is that their loafers are English style, despite them being an American maker, and I can get that look for a fraction of the cost over here. American style loafers were always rarer in Blighty & had to be sourced out so I value them more - Even if they are a 'lesser' shoe.
Plus I like the American style (Think of the OLD Weejuns & Sebagos) more.
The Aldens shown are certainly Brooksian and Ivy-friendly, it's just that the American Anglophile sector of Ivy leaves me bored - It's all far too much like what I wanted to get away from in the first place !
Alden make great HEAVY American style Longwings, Saddle Shoes & Bluchers - Those I like far more than their dainty little Anglo-style loafers.
Best -
#14 2012-10-19 08:46:20
- interested observer
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Re: Alden loafers: really that bad?
"Any formal attack on ignorance is bound to fail because the masses are always ready to defend their most precious possession - their ignorance. "
— Hendrick Van Loon
Better to be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
#16 2012-10-19 11:30:42
- The_Shooman
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Re: Alden loafers: really that bad?
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#17 2012-10-19 12:24:45
- wahoo!
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Re: Alden loafers: really that bad?
I don't see why shell cordovan is worth the extra money. Is really that much tougher than good calf? And how does much it really matter, I'm guessing the welt is going to wear out before the upper anyhow. Why not put the money towards a better pair of shoes?
I have got a couple of shoes by Alden, but I won't buy them again. Loose strings on the upper, as well as stitching that doesn't line up with the punch holes (broguing?). The portion where the "storm welt" is joined is also VERY sloppy.
Shooey, I don't think those L-welts are stitched to the shoe. I examined mine, and there's no stitches going into the upper. As far as I can tell, they are just for looks. Maybe I should send you a pair to reveal how shoddy the workmanship really is.
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#18 2012-10-19 12:44:18
- Albert
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Re: Alden loafers: really that bad?
Whoa, strong stuff. I will have a lookout for these points when (if) I make it to the Alden store today. Surely it's impossible to scr*w up construction on a bloody loafer??
#20 2012-10-19 16:01:16
- fritzl
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Re: Alden loafers: really that bad?
"I'd give all the Champagne I've ever drunk to be playing alongside him(Eric Cantona) in a big European match at Old Trafford." George Best(1946 -2005)
#21 2012-10-19 16:07:36
- GIZhou007
- Ivy Original.
- From: Brisbane Australia
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Re: Alden loafers: really that bad?
I'm going to have to try and convince an orthppaedic shoe maker to make me loafers.
#22 2012-10-19 16:08:55
- fritzl
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Re: Alden loafers: really that bad?
"I'd give all the Champagne I've ever drunk to be playing alongside him(Eric Cantona) in a big European match at Old Trafford." George Best(1946 -2005)
#24 2012-10-19 22:34:11
- Chévere
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Re: Alden loafers: really that bad?
I'm a surgeon, up all day walking around.
Then I go from the OR and have to put on a suit and answer questions from an upper crust matron trying to decide wether she wants a facelift.
The full strap cordovan loafer does the job perfectly. Comfortable during surgery, and I can partially slip my foot out. In the consultation room the cordovan color is casual enough for a day suit, yet dark enough to pass with a dark suit.
It is a workhorse that I have resoled once, and there is something about a well worn cordovan leather shoe that adds to the charm.
Cógelo suave, pero cógelo.
#25 2012-10-19 22:51:32
- 4F Hepcat
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Re: Alden loafers: really that bad?
What about Allen Edwards version, recently renamed as "The Patriot" with combined leather/rubber sole for more inclement weather:
http://www.allenedmonds.com/aeonline/ProductDisplay?storeId=1&partNumber=SF4907&expDataUniqueID=6597232&expDataType=CatalogEntryId&langId=-1&catalogId=40000000001
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